Washpail.



G. H. REEVES WASHPAIL.

Patented June M, w10.

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UNITED STATES PATENT oEEroE.

' GEORGE HENRY REEVES, or NEW YORK, N. it.

WASHPAIL.

yTil all whom it may concern:

Be it known that L'GEORGE H: REEVES, a

eitizen'yof the United States, and a residentof the city of New York, hc'irongghA of Man- 'hattan. in the countyand State of New especiallyV intended for apartment houses 1n w lich the tubs are not convenieiitly located for this purpose.

rlhe invention may ing' of a pail having 'a wash-board slidable over the-llattened side of the pail, and a cover for the pail adapting the saine to be used as a boiler for the pieces preparatory to washing them on the board.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specilication, in which similar characters ot ret'erence indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is al perspective view of the pail complete, showing the cover removed; Fig. is a plan of the pail with the cover removed; Fig. 3 -is a central .vertical section of the pail substantially on the line -i--l of Fig. 2: and Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view of the pail, with the wash-board removed.

The invention more specifically described consists of a 'pail 5, a wash-board (i and a cover 7, the pailrhaving slightly tapered and pi'o`vided.with a [lat side 8 which inclines downwardly and inbe defined as consistflattened side. a

wardly, as best shown in Fig. il, the saine as the adjacent curved wall. The side wall `or bodyoof the pail the flat side 8 is folded upon itseltl or buckled to provide ways 5).- lii these ways are slidably received the opposite edges ot the corrugated wash-board (i, these edges ot' the board being olfset from the vface ol the board and converging to the said face toward the top of the board, at which point the plaire ot' the edges and the plane ot' the body of the board intersect, the board, when in place. ata lesser inclination than the llat side ot' the pail as'will be observed in Fig. 3. 'l`lie ways t), receiving the edges of' the board, converge slightly in passing' froin'the top to the bottom, and the a (.ylindrical body' at the opposite side edges ol" 4 tlnls disposing.

Specitcation of Letters Patent. Patented June 14; 191{} Appiicanoumed February i6, isos. 'semi No. were?,

edges of the board are correspondingly inclined. The board, when ymoved tothe bottom of the pail. becomes tight when finally 'been removed. ,()rdinarily, however, the board will he lremoved when the pail is used as al boilerfor the ypieces ot' clothing, pre- The shape of the-pail adapts, it for the purpose intended -when inade in very small sizes, in which case it 'can be stored when not in lise in any place ot' limitedvrooin. 'lhe reniits of the capacity of the pail heilig inf creased when the pail is used as a. boiler, but further makes it possible to keep the pail clean and sanitary. .The pail. in addition to the features described, is preferably provided with a hail 1l for' lit'tinp` it, and a handle l2 at one side for holding it when in use.

l-laving tl-ins described my invention, l claiin as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

l. 'lhe combination ot a pail hav-ing a flat side iin-lining downwardly and inwardly, with the side wall ofthepailbncltled at the opposite edges ol' the lat side to iforin ways` and a wasleboard arranged over the llat side ot' the pail and slidable in said ways.

'2. 'l`he combination otl a pail having the side wall thereol'` lincltlcd at oppositely-disposed points, lfoi'ining ways, and a washboard slidably received in the said ways.

il. 'l`he `combination ol'a pail having a'laty provided with ways, the ways converging downwardly. and a` wash-bmiid,having tl e opposite edges thereof' sliilable in said ways, with the body ot' the board,inclininginwardly relatively to the said side.

In testimony whereoll l have signed i'ny naine to this specification iii thel presence of twosnbscribing witiiesses.

(llOlitlil lllh'ltY REEVES. I \\'itness'es:

Amano N i'nson, A brinco J on iis.

seated, and is easily withdrawn after its reparatory to washing tfhein ont on theboard.l

movable l'cature ot the` board not only ad `side inf-lining downwardly and inwardly and i eti either when the board is in the pail or has 

